SweetPersimmon

Wa, kei, sei, jaku: harmony, respect, purity and tranquility Many of these sayings have appeared in the blog before, and students will ...

I recently presented chanoyu to a group of third graders, that is 8 and 9 year olds at their classroom in Portland.  I had them pretend that...

I was reading through the blog and checking the stats.  There are a few posts that I think deserve more visibility, so here are a few from t...

One of the things Machida Gyotei sensei taught us about movement within the tea room is that when you are wearing kimono, only your feet ...

It has been more than a week since we had an intensive workshop here in Portland with Machida Gyotei sensei and we are grateful to Urasenk...

Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 6:00pm : Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons - Nature, Literature, and the Arts, (click link for more i...

We had a kobukusa making workshop a couple of weeks ago, and I promised that I'd post pictures from the workshop.  We had 4 participants...

Date : Sunday, August 12, 1-3 pm Where : Issoan Tea School 17761 NW Marylhurst Ct. Portland, OR 97229 Make reservations by Friday Augus...

It has been seven years since Minako Somi Frady passed away, and today we remember her with a chakai at the Portland Japanese Garden.  She w...

"One learns by looking and studying.  Without understanding completely, one cannot criticize."   ~ from the 100 poems of Rikyu ...

Rikyu says: The very heart which wants to enter the Way is the best teacher. Sensei says : Beginning teachers want to teach the heart of...

A chanoyu master named Hechikan living in Yamashina once criticized his contemporary Sen Rikyu as a black hearted flatterer striving to plea...

Hello tea friends. I apologize for not posting much this month. I promise that I will do better and I have so many plans this year to enhanc...